Test 6 Flashcards
Gr. aden
gland
aden/o
gland
boubon
swollen gland
bubon/o
swollen gland
bubo
swollen lymph node
L. glans, glandis
acorn
Hippocrates On Glands
Character: spongy; oily and not like fleshy parts
Function: regulates bodily moisture; removes surplus fluid
Pathologies: excess flow- “when they suffer they make the rest of the body suffer”
Gr. horman
to excite
secretin
a hormone released into the bloodstream by the duodenum (especially in response to acidity) to stimulate secretion by the liver and pancreas
William Bayliss and Ernest Starling
Credited with discovering the hormone secretin by observing the communication between the small intestine and pancreas.
Performed these experiments on dogs which lead to The Brown Dog Affair and more emphasis on the relationship between science and ethics.
The Brown Dog Affair
Did experiments without anesthetizing dogs, and people divided (pro-animal rights and scientists who said this was important).
crin/o
to secrete
-crine
to secrete
exocrine
secreting externally
endocrine
secreting within
glandula, -ae
f. gland
pinealis, -e
pineal (pinecone)
pituitarius, -a, -um
pituitary (phlegm)
thyroideus, -a, -um
thyroid (shield)
suprarenalis, -e
suprarenal (pertaining to kidney)
parathyroideus, -a, -um
parathyroid (alongside shield)
pancreaticus, -a, -um
pancreatic
thymus, -i
m. thymus
hypophysis, -is
f. pituitary gland
ovarium, -i
n. ovary (egg holder)
testis, -is
m. testicle (witness)
-tropin
to turn, to nourish
-liberin
to free (allows one gland to free up another)
-statin
to stop
-kinin
to move
-trophin
to nourish
-tocin
labor
-lactin
milk
-orexin
hunger
-gestin
birth
-poietin
to form, to make
-agon
leads forth
-agogue
leads forth
-gen
that which produces
andr/o
male
oistros
stimulate or move something (horsefly)
insula
island
insul/o
island, island
ur/o
urine
dips/o
thirst
orex/o
hunger
gluc/o
sugar
Gr. diabetes
passing through
L. mellitus
honey sweet
L. insipidus
tasteless
in-
not
sapidus
tasty
mel-
limb, cheek, fruit
Gr. melos
limb
mel-, melit-, mell-
honey
Gr. meli, melitos
honey
mel-
cheek, fruit
Gr. melon
cheek, fruit
L. calx, calcis
limestone (calcium)
L. kalium
potash (potassium)
L. natrium
[Egyptian] ntr (sodium)
L. cuprum
copper
L. ferrum
iron
L. stannum
tin